* Manuscripts must be written in English and typed on 8 1/2" x 11" bond paper, double-spaced, with 1" margins, and should not exceed 10 pages, including figures and tables (each figure and table counts as one manuscript page).

* Manuscripts must be submitted ( one original and three copies) at the reception desk by the last day of the Conference or must be sent to the organizing committee in advance. Also include a disk copy (IBM compatible, 5.25" or 3.5", WordPerfect 5.1 or ASCII [plain text]) containing your manuscript.

* A signed Copyright Transfer Statement (one author may sign for all) stating the title of the manuscript and transferring the copyright to Advances in Peritoneal Dialy.,;is must be submitted with manuscripts

1. The title page should include. title of paper, first name(s), middle initial(s) and surname(s) of author(s), author affiliation(s) (indicated by asterisks or numbers), a running head of less than 40 characters, and the corresponding author with his or her mailing address, telephone and fax numbers and e-mail address, if available Begin text of paper on a new page.

2. Abstract. Each paper should be preceded by an abstract, not exceeding 200 words, summarizing the key points of the study.

3. Key Words. No more than 5 key words suitable for use in indexing should be included. Key words may appear on the same page as the Abstract.

4. Subheadings. The text should, if possible, be organized under the following subheadings. Summary, Key Words, Introduction, Material and Methods, Results, Discussion, References. DO NOT type titles and subheadings in all caps.

5. References. Type the reference list entirely in double spacing. All publications cited in the text are to be included in the reference list in the order in which they are first cited. Cite references by numbers in parentheses, e.g., (3). The total number of references should not exceed 20 and should include only works cited in the text. Spelling of authors' names and citation of dates must correspond exactly in text and reference list. Do not underscore anything (except genus and species names), and omit almost all punctuation (see exampIes) Cite personal communications and unpublished work in the text only, giving names and initials of authors and the year of writing. Examples Journal papers Twardowski Z.J, Dobbie JW, Moore HL, et a{ Morphology of peritoneal dialysis tunnel Macroscopy and light microscopy Perit Diallnt 1991; II 237-5[ NOTE: Use Inde1: il,fediclc\ abbreviations for journal titles. Edited b(}(}k,; Mactier RA, Khanna R Peritoneal cavity lymphatics. In Nolph KD, ed Peritoneal dialysis, 3rd ed Boston Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1989; 4R-66 B(}(}ks Singh KS, Reinhold N The genesis of life Elmsford, NY. Pergamon Press, [984 After three author names, the use of "et a{" is acceptable for journal articles only. All authors should be included in book reference citations.

6. Figures. All photographs, graphs, and diagrams are referred to as figures {abbreviated "Fig."), numbered consecutively throughout in Arabic numerals and should be submitted on separate sheets Identify each print on the back with a typed label or mark it lightly with a soft pencil, including the fIgure number, name of the first author, and abbreviated title of the article. If a figure has been published previously, acknowledge its source and submit written permission of the author and publisher on a permission form; the source of the figure should be included in the list of references. Any letters and numbers in the illustrations must be legible when the figures are reduced. Please submit one set of good quality, 5" x 7" glossy prints or laser-printer-produced prints

7. Figure Legends. Identify figure number and figure Each tlgure should be briefly and clearly described, with all unique abbreviations defIned. Remarks like "For explanation, see text.. should be avoided

8. Tables. Tables should be typed on separate sheets, numbercd consecutively with Roman numerals (eg, Table I, Table II. etc), and given a title

9. Editing. Language editing, general editing and proofreading will be done by the Editors To speed publication, authors may not receive proofs.

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